I discovered a week or so ago that I am the 65th government minister to have responsibility for our built heritage, since 1882, which is when the first ‘inspector of ancient monuments’ came into being.
The Mobile World Congress happens every year in Barcelona. Something like 75,000 delegates descend on the Catalan capital from all over the world to discuss all things mobile.
Historian and TV broadcaster Michael Wood encourages you to dig deeper into your community’s history.
I heard the other day that one of our ambassadors overseas had sent back a report praising the ITV series Downton Abbey which, he wrote, was proving very popular indeed with the people in his adopted country. They loved it, apparently. They praised its writing, the wonderful characters, the romance, the splendid settings – ‘high…
I’ve been completely enthralled by the story about the discovery of Richard III’s remains. A controversial king murdered in battle; a group of dedicated supporters across the globe dedicated to transforming his reputation, half a millennium on; a dig that was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find his skeleton for the…